On This Day

Tuesday, August 8, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 58 53 .523 --
Blue Jays 57 56 .504 2.0
Indians 55 57 .491 3.5
Red Sox 54 56 .491 3.5
Brewers 54 59 .478 5.0
Yankees 53 60 .469 6.0
Tigers 41 71 .366 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 67 44 .604 --
Athletics 68 45 .602 0.0
Royals 62 50 .554 5.5
Rangers 58 53 .523 9.0
Twins 56 57 .496 12.0
Mariners 54 58 .482 13.5
White Sox 47 65 .420 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 65 48 .575 --
Expos 63 50 .558 2.0
Cardinals 58 51 .532 5.0
Mets 59 52 .532 5.0
Pirates 48 64 .429 16.5
Phillies 45 67 .402 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 64 49 .566 --
Astros 63 50 .558 1.0
Padres 56 57 .496 8.0
Reds 54 58 .482 9.5
Dodgers 54 60 .474 10.5
Braves 45 68 .398 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harold Baines 3
1 Albert Belle 3
1 Ken Caminiti 3
1 Mariano Duncan 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Davis 2
1 Jeffrey Leonard 2
3 Craig Biggio 1
3 Ken Caminiti 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Davis 5
2 Jeffrey Leonard 4
2 Nelson Liriano 4
2 Mike Scioscia 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carney Lansford 2
1 Nelson Liriano 2
1 Gary Thurman 2
4 Daryl Boston 1
4 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Martinez 1.60
2 Melido Perez 1.29
3 Chuck Cary 1.11
4 Rick Aguilera 1.00
5 Bruce Ruffin 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Cary 10
2 Melido Perez 9
3 Dennis Martinez 8
4 Randy Johnson 7
5 Rick Aguilera 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Les Lancaster 1
1 Mike Schooler 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .340
2 Barry Larkin .340
3 Kirby Puckett .339
4 Roberto Kelly .338
5 Tony Gwynn .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 34
2 Fred McGriff 30
3 Glenn Davis 27
3 Howard Johnson 27
5 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 96
2 Will Clark 81
2 Ruben Sierra 81
4 Julio Franco 80
5 Don Mattingly 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 51
2 Vince Coleman 49
3 Tony Gwynn 34
4 Cecil Espy 33
4 2 others tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 2.35
2 John Cerutti 2.39
3 Orel Hershiser 2.40
4 Scott Garrelts 2.42
5 Bryn Smith 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 17
2 Dave Stewart 16
3 Orel Hershiser 14
3 Mike Moore 14
3 Ed Whitson 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 198
2 Mark Langston 173
3 Roger Clemens 150
4 Frank Viola 148
5 John Smoltz 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 29
2 Mitch Williams 28
3 Doug Jones 27
4 Dan Plesac 26
5 John Franco 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Kelly .440
2 Chili Davis .434
3 Danny Tartabull .429
4 Wade Boggs .420
5 John Kruk .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chili Davis 6
1 Glenn Davis 6
1 Ryne Sandberg 6
4 Nick Esasky 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 19
2 Chili Davis 18
2 Don Mattingly 18
4 Nick Esasky 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Howard Johnson 9
3 Vince Coleman 8
4 Gary Thurman 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Power 0.42
2 Kirk McCaskill 0.52
3 Mike Smithson 0.54
4 Dennis Lamp 0.55
5 Rob Murphy 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 3
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Tom Candiotti 3
1 John Cerutti 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Dave Stewart 25
3 Tim Belcher 24
3 Ken Howell 24
5 Mike Scott 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 5
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 Jay Howell 5
1 Bobby Thigpen 5
5 3 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Kelly .389
2 Alvin Davis .376
3 Robin Yount .375
4 Carney Lansford .370
5 Wade Boggs .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Davis 11
2 Fred McGriff 10
3 Joe Carter 8
3 Nick Esasky 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Incaviglia 28
2 Chili Davis 24
2 Kent Hrbek 24
4 Glenn Davis 23
4 Wally Joyner 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 16
2 Howard Johnson 13
3 Vince Coleman 10
4 Carney Lansford 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 0.47
2 Scott Garrelts 1.04
3 Ken Howell 1.41
4 John Cerutti 1.46
5 Mike Boddicker 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Bielecki 5
1 Orel Hershiser 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Joe Magrane 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 51
2 Nolan Ryan 50
3 Bobby Witt 41
4 Tim Belcher 40
5 Sid Fernandez 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 9
1 Bobby Thigpen 9
3 Mark Davis 8
3 Dennis Eckersley 8
5 4 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .357
2 Kirby Puckett .348
3 Tony Gwynn .332
4 Alvin Davis .329
5 Barry Larkin .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 37
1 Kevin Mitchell 37
3 Glenn Davis 35
3 Rob Deer 35
5 Darryl Strawberry 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 113
1 Ruben Sierra 113
3 Don Mattingly 106
4 Will Clark 105
4 Pedro Guerrero 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 84
2 Vince Coleman 72
3 Cecil Espy 48
4 Otis Nixon 46
5 Steve Sax 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.02
2 John Cerutti 2.14
3 Scott Garrelts 2.17
4 Mark Langston 2.30
5 Chris Bosio 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 23
2 Orel Hershiser 22
3 Mark Langston 21
4 Mike Scott 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 263
2 Mark Langston 239
3 Frank Viola 211
4 David Cone 210
5 2 tied 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 40
2 Doug Jones 39
3 Mark Davis 38
4 Dennis Eckersley 35
5 2 tied 34